About Me

My day job was as an emergency room nurse. I retired from it in April 2009. I have been writing since I was a kid. That's a long time ago. LOL I first published with 5 short stories then into novels. I enjoy living here in the South but my original home is Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania. I have two sisters, one of whom is an artist. All of us are nurses because my dad wanted us to go into nursing because he wanted us to have a reliable job. I have to say that, no matter what the economy is doing, I've never been without a job. I guess that's a good thing. I have two pets all of which are rescue animals: the Golden Retriever Lily, and my cat, Liberty.
My previous Golden Retriever, Kate, died last year on February 13 and an hour later, my oldest sister, Marlene ("Snookie") died. It was a horrible day for me filled with grief. This February 4th, I lost my big yellow kitty, Acorn, who succumbed to cancer even after his surgery a year ago. He was quite a character and I will miss him terribly.

Friday, July 25, 2014

CHRISTMAS IN JULY 99 cent SALE

Prairie Rose Publications is having a Christmas in July Sale this week.
The stories included in the Christmas Anthology, WISHING FOR A COWBOY, are now available individually for 99cents. My contribution is A HUSBAND FOR CHRISTMAS.

A
night of horror… a wish for a new life...and a secret love

BLURB:

Jane
Pierpont and her son, Robin, survived the Titanic, but her husband went down
with the ship and the emotional scars of that night have kept her and her son
locked into that frightening event years later . Robin is terrified of deep
water and Jane has nightmares and survivor’s guilt. She yearns for a family, a
loving husband and maybe another child, but she feels disloyal to Michael’s
memory whenever Teekonka RedSky comes near her.

Teekonka
RedSky loves Jane and her son, but all his efforts to help them past their
painful memories of the night Michael Pierpont died have been unsuccessful. Unwilling
to give up, can his Lakota beliefs help him bring peace to Robin and free Jane
to love again?

EXCERPT:

Teekonka
let go of the latch and stepped back into the room. He took Jane’s hand in his,
its warmth radiating into her chest. “I wondered if you and Rob would attend
the festival with me.”

Jane
felt confused. “The hotel is just down the street from here. We can manage to
get there quite well on our own.”

He
shook his head and squeezed her hand. “You don’t understand, Jane. I’m asking
you and your son to go with me because I want to court you.”

Jane
pulled her hand free. Self-reproach engulfed her. Before her stood a handsome,
strong man who wanted to court her and include her son, but she couldn’t. It
wasn’t right. Surely, Michael’s spirit was close by, and he would never
approve. He couldn’t help dying. “I…I’m flattered that you should ask, but I
can’t. My husband—”

Teekonka’s
jaw clenched. “Your husband is dead. He’s been dead for seven years.” He
stepped back from her. A frown turned his firm lips down. After he walked to
the door and lifted the latch, he turned to her again. “I’m sorry. I apologize
for reacting so angrily.You still love
your husband. I understand.” The door closed, and he was gone.